Author: Amos Harel

Haaretz | Israel News Analysis | Thursday’s series of attacks – the second in a week – required planning and resources, but it won’t end the Israel’s confrontation with the Houthi rebels in Yemen. With Iran, which is unusually weak at the moment, the situation is different, but much depends on the policies of U.S.…

Haaretz | Israel News Analysis | Tehran has lost control of its proxies and its regional standing is weakest it has been in the past 30 years ■ The fall of the Assad regime has severed the arms-smuggling routes from Iran to Lebanon, making it hard for Hezbollah to rebuild Dec 13, 2024 6:00 am…

Haaretz | Israel News Analysis | No intelligence agency in the West is reported to have foreseen the developments in Syria, that proved Assad’s regime was weaker than initially thought. For Israel, the massive blow to the Iranian axis – the most severe it has suffered to date – is fundamentally good news Dec 8,…

Haaretz | Middle East News Analysis | While Israel sees an opportunity to further weaken Iran’s regional status as Assad’s regime crumbles in Syria, the UN’s nuclear watchdog has warned that Tehran has dramatically increased its uranium enrichment capacity Dec 8, 2024 5:57 am IST Dec 8, 2024 5:57 am IST The downfall of the…

Haaretz | Israel News Analysis | Hezbollah’s agreeing to American involvement in implementing the cease-fire shows just how far the Iranian-backed group has fallen ■ Trump may talk the talk by threatening Hamas, but he probably does not have the means to pressure it Dec 6, 2024 6:00 am IST Dec 6, 2024 6:00 am…

Haaretz | Israel News Analysis | Between the agreement with Israel that Hezbollah was forced to accept and the success of the Syrian rebels in Aleppo, the chain reaction to October 7 is being felt from Tehran to Damascus. Meanwhile, it appears that Trump is aiming to end the war in Gaza Dec 1, 2024…

Haaretz | Israel News Analysis | It’s surprising to see Palestinian security officials’ near total lack of emotion regarding Hamas’ travails in Gaza. When you talk to them, they’re curious about Iran’s meddling in the West Bank Nov 29, 2024 3:01 pm IST Nov 29, 2024 3:01 pm IST On the night when the security…

Haaretz | Israel News Analysis | Israel is about to end its skirmish with Hezbollah, leaving the war against Hamas in Gaza as the last major front. But if it ends a war in the north without the total defeat of a more powerful enemy, it can certainly afford to reach a deal in the…

Haaretz | Israel News Analysis | Israels aims to weaken Hezbollah’s military capacity ahead of potential cease-fire talks, though gaps in negotiations persist. Meanwhile, Netanyahu’s focus on personal and political survival raises questions about Israel’s strategic priorities Nov 24, 2024 6:12 am IST Nov 24, 2024 6:12 am IST Mohammed Abu Ali Haidar – a…

Haaretz | Israel News Analysis | A former Military Intelligence chief believes that in the coming years the army will slice up Gaza and use the strips for raids into populated areas to fight Hamas’ efforts to organize Nov 22, 2024 3:39 pm IST Nov 22, 2024 3:39 pm IST At the beginning of the…